The UK government has announced a national lockdown across England starting on 5 January 2021. New restrictions and guidelines are now in place to stop the spread of Coronavirus and reduce pressure on our health services.
Below is brief outline of the new restrictions and an update on how local services and facilities have been affected. I hope you find this information useful. I will continue to keep you updated if/when things change or develop.
Please, where possible, pass this information on to your friends, family and neighbours to help keep them informed. I will continue to provide regular updates and information through email, website and noticeboards. To sign-up for email updates, please send your email address to elton@live.co.uk or visit www.eltonderbyshire.com
Please get in touch if you need further details or to raise questions.
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Government Guidance
- The UK Government has issued an order to ‘Stay at Home’. Residents are now asked to stay at home to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, reduce pressure on our NHS and save lives. You must not leave home or be outside the place you live unless it is absolutely necessary.
- You can leave home to…
- shop for basic necessities, for you or a vulnerable person.
- go to work or provide voluntary or charitable services – if you cannot reasonably do so from home.
- exercise with your household (or support bubble) or one other person, this should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area.
- meet your support bubble or childcare bubble where necessary.
- seek medical assistance or avoid injury, illness or risk of harm.
- attend education or childcare – for those eligible.
If you do leave home for a permitted reason, you should always stay local – unless it is necessary to go further, for example to go to work. Local means stay in the village, town, or part of the city where you live.
- You should not meet with anybody indoors or with people not from your household or support bubble.
- You should only meet or exercise outdoors with people that you live with or in your support bubble.
- Stay at home and isolate if you or anyone in your household has symptoms of Coronavirus which include a high temperature, a new/continuous cough or loss/change to your sense of taste or smell.
- Non-essential shops, pubs, restaurants, cafes and hair dressers and salons must close. Takeaway food is permitted.
- Anybody with an underlying health condition or deemed to be clinically vulnerable should shield/self-isolate and limit their times outdoors and contact with others.
The above is a brief outline of the current guidance. For full details on the government’s guidelines, visit http://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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Getting Support and Advice for Those Self-isolating
- Elton residents who are self-isolating can get support by calling either Colin Swindell on 07816 986 956 or Carolyn Wilson on 01629 650 757. There are a number of volunteers from the community who are ready and happy to help with shopping, prescription collections and other day-to-day tasks.
- Derbyshire County Council has set-up a Community Response Unit in partnership with other voluntary organisations to help with shopping, checking-in on people, collecting and delivering prescriptions and preparing meals. Register for help online at www.derbyshire.gov.uk or call 01629 535091.
- For NHS advice on the symptoms of Coronavirus, how to prevent it spreading and advice on self-isolating, visit www.nhs.uk/coronavirus
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Local Services Update
- Council offices remain closed to the public. If you need services, you should call the District Council on 01626 761 100 or County Council on 01629 533 190.
- Help and support is still available for anybody struggling to meet their normal payments to Derbyshire Dales District Council, such as council tax. Please contact the Revenues Section preferably by email at revenues@derbyshiredales.gov.uk or call 01629 761188.
- All car parks remain open and charges apply as normal.
- Parks, country parks and play equipment remain open for local exercise. Please use hand sanitiser where provided, maintain a 2 meter distance with others and wear a face covering in enclosed spaces.
- Leisure centres and gyms are closed.
- Waste collections and most District Council services will continue as normal. Please continue to present your bins and containers for collection as normal.
- Bakewell Market will continue to be take place every Monday, but stalls will only be available for traders selling essential goods. The market will be much reduced and situated on Granby Road. When visiting the market, please wear a face covering, follow the one-way system and use hand sanitiser provided.
- The 172 bus continues to operate. For a timetable please visit www.hulleys-of-baslow.co.uk.
- Elton Parish Council continues to meet via ZOOM on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30pm. The public can request to join the meeting or submit questions and comments by emailing the Parish Clerk, Janice Jackson at janicejackson86@hotmail.co.uk
- Elton Village Hall is closed. No bookings are being taken at this time.
- Elton Church remain closed but will open on Sundays for private prayer.
- Elton Jubilee Field remains open for use to allow local people and children to exercise. We ask everybody using the field to continue using common-sense, adhere to social distancing and be respectful of others. The children’s play equipment is open for use.
- Elton’s Post Office Outreach service continues to run out of the School House every Thursday between 12.30pm and 2.30pm.
- Winster Shop and Post Office remain open. Please visit www.winstervillageshop.com or call 01629 650 683 for further details. Only 3 customers in the shop at one time, follow the one-way system and wear a face covering.
- Public benches can be used, but people are asked to maintain social distancing.
Please email colin.swindell@derbyshiredales.gov.uk or call me on 07816 986 956 if you need further details on the above points.
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PLEASE NOTE:
Coronavirus/lockdown restrictions are set by national government. If you have questions relating to these, please contact your Member of Parliament, Sarah Dines.
The enforcement of restrictions and rules are a matter for Derbyshire Police who can be contacted on 101 from any landline or mobile phone.
Coronavirus testing is carried out by the NHS and you should call 111 for details.
Residents are asked not to contact GP surgeries about testing or vaccinations. Call 111 for details about testing. The NHS will contact you when it is time for your vaccination. Please help to keep the telephone lines at your local surgery free for those needing urgent medical attention.
County, District and Parish Councils and Councillors have no say or influence over Coronavirus testing and do not have the powers to enforce restrictions.
Stay safe.
Colin Swindell
Written on behalf of Elton Parish Council
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Elton, Derbyshire 
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